Assessing Changes in Age and Size at Maturation in Collapsing Populations of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)
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............................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 3 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................................... 6 Northern (2J3KL) cod.................................................................................................... 6 Southern Grand Bank (3NO) cod .................................................................................. 7 St. Pierre Bank (3Ps) cod............................................................................................... 8 Analyzed data ................................................................................................................ 8 Maturation reaction norms........................................................................................... 10 Survival and age at 50% maturity................................................................................ 13 Results ............................................................................................................................ 13 Survival, growth, and age at 50% maturity ................................................................. 13 Maturation reaction norms........................................................................................... 14 Discussion....................................................................................................................... 16 Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................... 21 References ...................................................................................................................... 23 Tables ............................................................................................................................. 31 Figure captions ............................................................................................................... 34 Figures ............................................................................................................................ 36
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